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Appendix B: Entity resource statement and expenses for outcomes 2015–16

Entity resource statement 2015–16

	Actual available appropriation for 2015–16 $’000	Payments made 2015–16 $’000	Balance remaining 2015–16
	(a)	(b)	(a) – (b)
Special Accounts
Opening balance	1,188
Appropriation receipts¹	2,674
Other receipts	4
Payments made		2,578
Total Special Account	3,866	2,578	1,288
Total net resourcing and payments for ALRC²	3,866	2,578

1. Appropriation Act (No.1) 2015–16, and includes an amount of $0.016m in 2015–16 for the Departmental Capital Budget. For accounting purposes this amount has been designated as ‘contributions by owners’.

2. This may also include prior year departmental appropriations and section 74 Retained Revenue Receipts.

Expenses for outcome 1

Outcome 1: Informed government decisions about the development, reform and harmonisation of Australian laws and related processes through research, analysis, reports and community consultation and education.	Budget* 2015–16 $’000	Actual expenses 2015–16 $’000	Variation 2015–16 $’000
	(a)	(b)	(a) – (b)

Program 1: Conducting inquiries into aspects of Australian laws and related processes for the purposes of law reform.
Departmental expenses
Departmental appropriation¹
Special Accounts	2,791	2,563	228
Expenses not requiring appropriation in the Budget year	43	74	(31)
Total for Programme1	2,834	2,637	197

Outcome 1 Totals by appropriation type
Departmental expenses
Departmental Appropriation¹
Special Accounts	2,791	2,563	228
Expenses not requiring appropriation in the Budget year	43	74	(31)
Total expenses for Outcome 1	2,834	2,637	197

	2014–15	2015–16
Average Staffing Level	13	13

* Full year budget, including any subsequent adjustment made to the 2015–16 Budget.

1. Departmental Appropriation combines Ordinary annual services (Appropriation Act No. 1) and Retained Revenue Receipts under section 74 of the PGPA Act 2013.